Given name & surname · also Arabic
Syeda
Syeda is a feminine given name from Arabic, ultimately from Urdu.
Original Arabicسَيِّدَة
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Syeda comes from Arabic, and ultimately from Urdu.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Arabic سَيِّدَة, from Urdu سیدہ; its root is Arabic س و د.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Syeda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,859
- 0 boys · 1,859 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 76 babies
- 2025
- 70
- #2,537 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 70 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,537 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,794 as a first name in 2020; 1,259 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Syeda’s family of names
In English usage, Syeda has a related form in Sayyida. In English usage, Syeda has a conventional equivalent in the Arabic form سَيِّدَة. In English usage, Syeda has a conventional equivalent in the Ottoman Turkish form سیده.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Syeda has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
Arabicwhere Syeda comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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